HTTP Server TimeOut settings & its Impact

Question

Hello Guys,
We are using OracleAS 10g 9.0.4 on Windows-2000 SP-4. The J2EE enabled application is deployed and and being accssed via web browser. It was done by one of my fellow member who is not with us now. I have some doubt regarding HTTP Server which is available in 10gAS. COuld anybody just help me out....I am regferring Docs. but not able to get it for me...
1. The TimeOut in HTTP Server. What does it mean and if i increase this value...what impact we may have on HTTP request etc.
2. Difference between Port and Listen.? Do we use both of them.?
Please help.
Regards,
Kamesh Rastogi

Answer 1

Hi Kamesh!
From the manuals:
Timeout:
The Timeout specifies the amount of time Apache will wait for a GET, POST, PUT request and ACKs on transmissions. You can safely leave this option on its default values.
Listen:
The Listen directive instructs Apache to listen to more than one IP address or port; by default it responds to requests on all IP interfaces, but only on the port given by the Port directive.
Port:
The Port directive has two behaviors, the first of which is necessary for NCSA backwards compatibility (and which is confusing in the context of Apache).
* In the absence of any Listen or BindAddress directives specifying a port number, a Port directive given in the "main server" (i.e., outside any <VirtualHost> section) sets the network port on which the server listens. If there are any Listen or BindAddress directives specifying :number then Port has no effect on what address the server listens at.
* The Port directive sets the SERVER_PORT environment variable (for CGI and SSI), and is used when the server must generate a URL that refers to itself (for example when creating an external redirect to itself). This behavior is modified by UseCanonicalName.
The primary behavior of Port should be considered to be similar to that of the ServerName directive. The ServerName and Port together specify what you consider to be the canonical address of the server. (See also UseCanonicalName.)
Have a look at
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/core.html
cu
Andreas